Photo: Jfvoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Four parallel systems run Adjala-Tosorontio’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Beside Simcoe County DSB, which has 8, sit Simcoe Muskoka CDSB, CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir. Of its 13 tested schools, 1 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 4 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Adjala-Tosorontio: 11 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 6,815 students.
What stands out about Adjala-Tosorontio’s schools
One big school
With 1,475 students, Banting Memorial High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe County DSBBanting Memorial, Nottawasaga Pines, Boyne River, Ernest Cumberland, Alliston Union, Tosorontio Central, Pine River, Adjala Central | English public | 8 | 5,275 |
| Simcoe Muskoka CDSBSt Paul's Separate, Holy Family, St James Separate | English Catholic | 3 | 1,310 |
| CS ViamondeAcadémie La Pinède | French public | 1 | 110 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Marguerite-Bourgeois-Borden | French Catholic | 1 | 120 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Adjala-Tosorontio’s schools do on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
Its School Grade is B−: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 11 | 62% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 11 | 53% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 11 | 51% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 11 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 11 | 91% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 11 | 55% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 47% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 82% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 math: 51% here, against 65% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 5: that is the 8 measures. Over three years, 6 schools gained on most measures and 4 lost ground.
Every school’s results (13)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Adjala Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Académie La PinèdeElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 47% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 100% | Middle fifth |
| Pine River Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Banting Memorial High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| Ernest Cumberland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| St James Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 41% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| Holy Family SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| St Paul's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| ÉÉC Marguerite-Bourgeois-BordenElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 9% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 82% | Middle fifth |
| Alliston Union Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 53% | Fourth fifth |
| Boyne River Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Tosorontio Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 34% | Fourth fifth |
| Nottawasaga Pines Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 76% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 13 schools in and around Adjala-Tosorontio are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Adjala-Tosorontio
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 2 schools: Académie La Pinède and ÉÉC Marguerite-Bourgeois-Borden, with CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir running the public ones.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Adjala-Tosorontio’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 8, English Catholic 3 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Adjala-Tosorontio
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 13 schools in and around Adjala-Tosorontio
High schools within reach of Adjala-Tosorontio
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Banting Memorial High School, 6.6 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banting Memorial High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,475 | 6.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medway | 18,922 | 40 | 24,940 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Chapman Mills | 12,075 | 42 | 24,420 | 12 | 1.1 km |
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 13 | 6,200 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Valley Creek | 11,986 | 22 | 14,710 | 0 | 2 km |
| Tay | 11,968 | 7 | 3,240 | 0 | 8 km |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 11,948 | 13 | 6,815 | 2 | 6.8 km |
| Morrisburg | 11,943 | 6 | 1,340 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| German Mills | 11,923 | 59 | 22,720 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| Fletchers Meadow North | 11,870 | 38 | 22,255 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Hamilton | 11,810 | 15 | 5,320 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Colborne | 7,216 | 3 | 705 | 0 | 12 km |
Of the 382 others, 292 count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 283 towns of 383.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Adjala-Tosorontio
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
Most schools next door: Angus, 24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Counted: Adjala-Tosorontio’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Adjala-Tosorontio
Is there a French-language school in Adjala-Tosorontio?
Yes: Académie La Pinède and ÉÉC Marguerite-Bourgeois-Borden, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Adjala-Tosorontio?
The town holds 3 of them; 10 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Which boards run the schools in Adjala-Tosorontio?
By number of schools: Simcoe County DSB (8), Simcoe Muskoka CDSB (3), CS Viamonde (1) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Adjala-Tosorontio?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).